Mattis vows 'Dreamers' serving in military will not be deported

Mattis said the only exception would be if a service member committed a serious felony or if a federal judge signed a final deportation order.

"Shutting down the government would be very damaging to the military", Mattis said during a White House press briefing.

Mattis told reporters DACA recipients on active duty, in the reserves, or with an honorable discharge from the US military won't be targeted.

Mattis told reporters that extending DACA protections to military officers and enlisted personnel has 'always been the case, ' but he has taken actions to 'make certain we don't have any more problems'.

The Trump administration announced previous year it was rescinding DACA, an Obama-era program that allows certain immigrants brought into the country illegally as children to live and work in the US without fear of deportation.

The program protects about 700,000 people, mostly young Hispanic adults, from deportation and provides work permits.

Trump has said any immigration deal must include billions of dollars to build a wall on the border with Mexico.

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